I might have located one, a Thorn Discovery Twin ( I think) in L/s flavour. It’s got , apparantly, woodman hydraulic rim brakes. I googled until my fingers bled, but can find no such thing. I have however found that ‘Woodman’ is a name, and that they used to produce special adapters that allowed the fitment of Magura hydro rim brakes to std V brake bosses, (other way round actually?) Aptly, Thorn designed the brake boss to be higher than normal, so that the v brake pads are at the bottom of the slot in the arm, to allow for more mudguard clearance.
Also it seems one has to deflate the tyre to remove the wheel, as there is no quick release for the brakes. It has a rear disc and a rear hydro rim brake, and reading Thorns most excellent info sheets, the brake set up is C1 preferred option. Rhs is front rim brake, Lhs is rear disc, and thumb lever is rear rim, as using a disc as a drag brake is a big nono. Interesting reading, the thought that seems to have gone into every aspect of Thorn bikes is astounding, never really thought about them before, but they are the Volvo of the cycling world me thinks.
Anyone any experience of Thorn tandems etc, does £250 sound about right, looks immaculate and not ridden much, they’ve gone solo, and kids have grown up. I’m 6’2” ,a nd my lovely is 5’5”, web says L/ S is ok for 5’9” -6’5” and 5’1” +. Thing is, it’s 300 miles away, bit of a road trip comin on me thinks. Works out approx £80 in fuel, which is prob about the same as courier. . I’m quite taken with Thorns ethos, actually, I is. Now if only they made a recumbent……..
